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Llŷr Williams, piano December 3, 2017, 3:00pm

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Sunday, December 3, 2017 – 3:00PM

Making his debut, this Welsh pianist completes a 3-year Beethoven cycle in London’s famed Wigmore Hall this year. His recent ‘Wagner Without Words’ disc was referred to as a, “satisfying album by a splendid pianist” by the NY Times.

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Llŷr Williams’ great love of lieder has led him to become one of the regular official accompanists at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition; in March 2015 he performed with Jamie Barton in Edinburgh, and during 2015-16 will be collaborating with baritone Quinn Kelsey at the Wigmore Hall and the Frankfurt Opera. He also has an ongoing collaboration with violinist Alexander Janiczek, with whom he will perform this season at the Mozarteum Salzburg and the Wigmore Hall.

Llŷr Williams’ eclectic taste is reflected in his discography. His latest release features the Wigmore Hall Beethoven cycle, the first two volumes of which are already available exclusively on digital platforms, while his critically acclaimed CD Wagner Without Words (Signum, August 2014 ) reflects Williams’ intimate relationship with operatic music. Williams had previously recorded two solo albums for Signum, the first one in 2010 with music by Mussorgsky, Debussy and Liszt and the second in 2012 featuring works by Liszt. Llŷr Williams is the subject of two films produced for S4C: the first of which won a Welsh BAFTA for Best Music Programme, and the second featured his debut at Carnegie Hall.

Born in 1976 in Pentrebychan, North Wales, Llŷr Williams read music at The Queen’s College, Oxford and went on to take up a postgraduate scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music where he won every available prize and award. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He was an active member of the Live Music Now! scheme for several years, was selected for Young Concert Artists in 2002. From 2003-2005 he was a BBC New Generation Artist and in 2004 received a Borletti- Buitoni Trust award.